Lunar Week Day 5: 14 April, 2011 - Moonshadows
Walking through shadows On top of other shadows From moon and streetlamp. Moon-lit leaf shadows And sodium-lit pink ones Meet and intersperse. The full moon's shadows Overlie the streetlamp's ones In different shades. -Bob Eklund, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (From the book “First Star I See Tonight,” copyright 2007 by Robert L. Eklund.) THE WORD “MOONSHADOWS” can have various meanings. A moonshadow could be the shadow of the Moon passing directly in front of the Sun during a total solar eclipse; or it might be the shadow of a lunar mountain along the Moon's terminator. Here, though, I'm referring to...
Lunar Week Day 4: 13 April, 2011 - Through Crossed Cloud-Swells
Fat gibbous moon ploughs Through pale criss-crossed swells of cloud... The far traffic sighs. -Bob Eklund, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (From the book “First Star I See Tonight,” copyright 2007 by Robert L. Eklund.) In English, the word “gibbous” is used to describe the shape of a moon between the 1st quarter and full phases, when it is convex on both sides. It is also referred to as a “waxing” gibbous moon. The old-English words “waxing” and “waning,” meaning to increase and decrease in size and girth, are seldom used today except when referring to the moon. On the night...
Lunar Week Day 3: 12 April, 2011 - Galleon Moon
Round-hulled galleon moon Tips, sinks in a darkened sky… Round-shelled snail creeps on. -Bob Eklund, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (From the book “First Star I See Tonight,” copyright 2007 by Robert L. Eklund.) Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged in to leave a comment Click Here to Login
The Hunt
The Hunter fast pursuing prey, his thrush, The lady Luna; changing face of light. Her face is bright; she tries to hide the blush, But only yearns to see the Hunter's might. Above the world she stared at stars aghast; In constellation shining bright she found, Majestic, strong, the light his belt does cast; She gasped, her heart to his to now be bound. And nothing is the same; all now is changed, When first she saw his eyes their hands did twine. To touch the lights was real, their glance exchanged, The earth below; above their souls entwine. As...
Lunar Week Day 2: 11 April, 2011 - The Slight Difference
The slight difference Between the half-moon's whiteness And that of the clouds. Half-eggshell of moon Floats in a pale sea of air… With the Goodyear blimp. -Bob Eklund, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (From the book “First Star I See Tonight,” copyright 2007 by Robert L. Eklund.) THE MOON BY DAY — As more of the side of the moon we can see becomes illuminated by sunlight, it becomes brighter and easier to see in the daylight sky. (I have seen a slim crescent moon at noonday, but only once—and I was probably only able to see it because I was...
